three assists and two steals off the bench in the Red Storm’s 99-77 rout of Bryant at Carnesecca Arena. In his 17 minutes — Smith would’ve been out there more if not for foul trouble — St ...

For whatever reason, Kobe Bryant's 2007-08 NBA season often goes overlooked. Not only did Bryant lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, but he won his first and only regular season Most ...

Before becoming a legend of the sport, Kobe Bryant was criticized heavily by ... starter after spending his first two seasons on the bench. As the Lakers top shooting guard, his usage rate went ...

Bryant took on the backup center role in the absence of small-ball five Obi Toppin (ankle), providing decent production in the form of a season-high 12 points in just 19 minutes off the bench Friday.